| Name: | KARAPARA |
| Type: | Passenger Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 17/03/1915 |
| Completed: | 08/1915 |
| Builder: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 948 |
| Dimensions: | 7117grt, 3722nrt, 425.0 x 55.6 x 31.4ft |
| Engines: | 2 x T3cyl (25.5, 43 & 73 x 48ins), 1410nhp |
| Engines by: | Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd |
| Propulsion: | 2 x Screws, 15.5knots |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 137801 |
| History: | |
| 21/08/1915 | British India Steam Navigation Co Ltd, Glasgow |
| 03/1950 | Broken up |
| Comments: | Built for the Bombay to East Africa service |
| Accommodation for 44 x 1st, 64 x 2nd & 1490 x Deck passengers | |
| 1915: Requisitioned by the Admiralty on completion & converted to a hospital ship | |
| 1920: Returned to owners | |
| 1932: Transferred to the Calcutta to Singapore service | |
| 06/1940: Requisitioned by the Admiralty as a hospital ship | |
| Damaged by bombing at Tobruk. Subsequently repaired | |
| 18/03/1950: Arrived at Bombay for breaking up | |
| 03/1950: Broken up by Steel Corp of Bombay |
Above photo, as a hospital ship, is courtesy of Michael Urvantsev
Above photo, as a hospital ship, is courtesy of Michael Urvantsev
Above photo, as a hospital ship, is courtesy of Ian Rae